186 AI may dominate technology headlines, but behind every intelligent system lies an often-overlooked requirement: reliable data collected consistently over time. As South Africa’s digital economy accelerates, IoT is shifting from experimentation…
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SA film industry to get funding boost and digital overhaul after outcry
146 The trade, industry & competition department has announced a number of measures to help South Africa’s ailing film and television industry, including raising funds and implementing an automated system to reduce…
The last generation of coders
176 There is a website called RentaHuman.ai that exists to connect autonomous AI agents with human beings who can carry out physical tasks in the real world – things the agents cannot…
Prominent Southern African journalist targeted with Predator spyware
161 A phone used by prominent Angolan journalist Teixeira Candido was infected with surveillance software from spyware vendor Intellexa for a brief period in May 2024, Amnesty International said in a report…
Starlink expands public advocacy campaign as it pushes for SA licence
193 Starlink has intensified its campaign to secure a South African operating licence, publishing an advocacy page on its website that directly addresses consumers and attempts to counter criticism of its bid to…
MTN to buy back its own cellular towers in R35-billion deal
181 MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita MTN Group has agreed to acquire the shares in IHS Towers that it does not already own, in a deal that would see Africa’s largest mobile…
More drama in Warner Bros tug of war
174 Image: Reuters Warner Bros Discovery has rejected Paramount Skydance’s latest US$30/share hostile takeover bid, but is giving the Hollywood studio seven days to see if it can come up with a…
Icasa gears up for South Africa’s next big spectrum auction
178 Icasa CEO Tshiamo Maluleka-Disemelo Communications regulator Icasa expects to appoint a service provider, or providers, next month to run South Africa’s next major radio frequency spectrum auction. However, the regulator has…
Eskom unions spurn above-inflation wage offer
144 Two of South Africa’s biggest trade unions have rejected an improved 6% salary increase offer from state-owned power utility Eskom, their representatives said on Tuesday. Eskom has dragged on the economy…
SA firms turn to automated dispatch as crime perception soars
174 Six South African cities rank among the worst in the world for perceived crime. The problem is not that security companies fail to respond but rather how long it takes them…